President Kovind approves re-promulgation of triple talaq ordinance

The ordinance seeks to guard the rights of married Muslim ladies and criminalise the observe of triple talaq.

The triple talaq ordinance has been cleared by the President. (Picture: PTI)

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday authorised re-promulgation of the triple talaq ordinance.

In a Ministry of Regulation and Justice notification on Saturday, the federal government knowledgeable that President Kovind has promulgated the The Muslim Girls (Safety of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019.

The ordinance seeks to guard the rights of married Muslim ladies and criminalise the observe of triple talaq.

Earlier on Thursday, the Cupboard authorised re-promulgation of the ordinance after the invoice to criminalise triple talaq was stalled within the Rajya Sabha.

An ordinance to make triple talaq against the law was first promulgated in 2018.

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